Type or matrix.



TYPE 0R MATRIX.

AYPLIOATION FILED OUT. 31, 1912.

Patent-ad Jana 9, 19154;.

LQWALWQ TED WAIEETR S. (FEE, OF BROQKL'YN ITEYV "YORK, ASSIGNQH- 'IFQMERGENTHAILER LINOTYPB CGMIPANY, A CORPORATION 021" NEW $011K.

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Elpccificaticn of Letters Patent.

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To all wiimu. it may cozaccm Be it lrnown that I, Whores S. Core, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful improvement in Type or Matrices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typographical machines, such us linotype machihes'of the gem eral organization presented in Letters'Patent of the United States to 10. Mergenthaler, No. 486,532, wherein circulating matrices are releascdclrom a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the face of a slotted mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linoty'pe against the matrices which produce the ty e characters thereon, and the matrices t returned through a distributing rnecl'ia'nism to the magazine from which they started.

More particularly, it relates to the matrix or matrix supporting element, and its gencral object is to permit variation in the position of the type characters ede'ewise of the slug, toward its upper or its ower side as the case may be. This; capability is advantageous for a variety of reas0ns,t'or instance, in order to accommodate accents or characters having an. unusual length above or below their body portions, or again, in connection with advertising matter and matter surrounded by borders or rules, which have to he joined at their corners. Such 1011- gitudinal variation has been ordinarily provided for in the past by the employment of an adjustable keeper-plate or alining bar to engage ,the ears of the matrices, and which may be moved toward or away from the mold slot at will, and to any clesired extent, as shown for instance in Letters lratent of the United States to J. R. Rogers, No. 846,053, dated March 5th, 1907.

To accomplish a similar result, I now urrange the matrix such manner .that the operative position of its character. may be varied with reference thereto, and preferaloly 1 construct it so that its aliniug ear is adjustable with reference to the other parts thereof, as will he hereinafter described. will be seen also that in this Way the position of a single character may he varied with reterence to the are in the. same line, if dovidual matri 1r, which in the previously in struction, wherein it r alining bar or littilltlf-lllflt? as a whole and thus to adjust siimlltuneousiy all the charactors in the line.

In the :icoompouring drawing, 1 have shown my invention in preferred form and by way of example, and as applied to the ordinary commercial liuotypc umtrix, but ohviously many variations and modifications thereof, and in its mode of application, will be possible and still he comprised within its spirit. Thus for instance it may he applied ticular form or modification, except in so lur us such limitations are specified in the claims.

Referring to the drawing: l ig'ure 1 is a perspective "view of a lii'iotype matrix, having my ii'i's'oution applied thereto; 2 is a trai vverse vertical section thereof; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modification.

The matrix A is provided as usual with tho projel'tlng ours B and (l. and with the iiu'aglio clmructcr .I), which forms the projecting" letter on tho slug. ln order that the letter may he lot'ulhd differently on the edge of the slug. l provide means whereby the operative osition ol' the character I) may he vm'ird.\'ith reference to the (l'l'ectivc or aliuiug poi-limp: oi the matrix itself. To thiscnd, l prel'iu-nbly form the matrix with a. deep slot or imision l in one edge thereof and in proximity to the uliuing car J, which determinesthe relation o'llhr character D to the mold slot. lluc to this rut or incision, the Lil-l (I may ho moved or sprung relutivcly to the l'tillz liltltl' o-i' the matrix. and in this manner the operative position oli the character l corrm uuuliu gly \illlttl. The screw i passion ihroluzh the lower portion of the matrix, a 'l't Hrthe iui-ision l6, and into the matrix holly. :illor l :1 rouvcuiout means For adjusting the car l to the desired (")1- tool.

in Fig. I), l have slum u no. adaptation of my mvmili u lo he col 2. (poulliloclt" .U, humus tho ll: ahore sired, due to the adjustability of the indi- 1 ii to recoil and hold 11 um! ."i.\ t1rlp ll,:sl1(ill illll and the like. In this instance, the

. 1S similarly formed. with the alinone or more adjusting screws F.

previously stated, i have shown my .Un in preferred form and by way of is, but obviously man variations and alterations therein W111 suggest themselves v to those skilled in the art without departure from its scope.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. A type or matrix having a printing character located between its ends and formed so that the character may be set permanently in different operative positions relatively to one of its ends.

' 2. A type or matrix formed with a printing character and provided with means whereby the printing character may be set permanently in difi'erent operative positions longitudinally of the type or matrix.

3. A type or matrix formed with a printing character and an alining portion, and means whereby the vertical operative position of the character may be varied relatively to the alining portion.

4. A type or matrix'formed with a printing character and an alining ear, and means whereby the vertical operative position of the character may be varied relatively to j the alining ear.

5. A. type or matrix formed with a print- E I l i memes crdinaril used for rules. bcrders in? character and com risin a luralit of portions which may be set permanently in difierent positions relatively toeach other r or ledge C the notch or incision E lengthwise of the type or matrix, whereby held in different operative positions longitudinally of the type or matrix.

7. A type or matrix comprising a body portion provided with a printing character and an alining portion, the said alining portion being formed so as to be adjustable relatively to the body portion.

8. A type or matrix comprising the body portion A having the character D and the alining ear O, and formed with the incision E to permit of the adjustment of the ear relatively to the body portion.

9. A type or matrix provided with a printing character and an aliningportion together with means whereby the alining portion may be set at different vertical distances from the printing character.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 28th day of October, 1912, in the presence of two attesting witnesses. I

WALTER S. COE. W'itnesses:

Sims. E. GRANT, n C. Jones. 

